Decompression [dekomprese]
topical
51
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Definition
Decompression external to the body, most often the slow lessening of external pressure on the whole body (especially in caisson workers, deep sea divers, and persons who ascend to great heights) to prevent DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS. It includes also sudden accidental decompression, but not surgical (local) decompression or decompression applied through body openings.
- Annotation
- restrict to "decompression external to the body": not for surg decompression ( = DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL)
- DUI
- D003664 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0005735
- History note
- 80(75)
- Public note
- 80; see PRESSURE 1975-79
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- AE
- adverse effects 3
- CL
- classification 1
- EC
- economics
- ES
- ethics
- HI
- history
- IS
- instrumentation 1
- MT
- methods 20
- MO
- mortality 1
- NU
- nursing 1
- PX
- psychology
- ST
- standards
- SN
- statistics & numerical data
- TD
- trends 1
- VE
- veterinary
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Occurrences in Medvik records
E
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
E02.134
Bridge Therapy
E02.348
Electroporation Therapies
E02.990
Treatment Switching
G
Phenomena and Processes